While the Olympic Games began last weekend, several players were busy battling it out for ATP and WTA hardware. Doubles Take looks at the latest results from the tour stops. A FIRST TIME FOR NEARLY EVERYONE Compared with the rest of the winners this past weekend on both the men’s

In the last post, Q.U.I.T.S, old friend and frequent poster Ruth added an interesting comment, a significant part of which I'm quoting below, with comments of my own following. But first, let's review a related comment by The Tribe's very own human smiley face-icon, Creig. He wrote: Pete: How about

It’s a classic 2013 paradox: Even as we talk about the death of print and the decline of journalism as a money-making venture, the web has allowed for more valuable articles about niche sports like tennis to be published than ever before. The two weeks of the U.S. Open were

The best way to describe Craig Kardon's place in the game of pro tennis might have been a simple line uttered by the host of the Tennis.com Podcast, Kamau Murray. In describing his fellow coach, Murray mentioned how Kardon is one of the most familiar faces he sees, and he

The viability of a career in professional tennis for those outside the sport's stratosphere has been a discussion point for decades, with many pointing out prohibitive challenges. On Tuesday, the ATP Tour responded in perhaps the most tangible way possible: with dollars. Whether it is enough dollars to adequately support

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This surface is the fastest of the year, that’s for sure. . . all the tournaments that we have played on hard court are so, so slow, then we come here to the Masters and they put this court so fast. I don’t know why. Carlos Alcaraz, after falling to

1 How did the first men’s singles gold medalist, John Pius Boland of Ireland, come to enter the 1896 Athens Games? A) He was ranked No. 1 B) He was the reigning Wimbledon champion C) He was visiting a friend in Greece D) Nobody else played tennis in Ireland then

What a second week it has been: Roger Federer bowed out, Andy Murray was muzzled, the Bryan brothers had their calendar-year Grand Slam chances halted, and the Williams sisters deflated after upending the top-seeded Italians. Here's a look at some of the best licks and compliments that tennis tweeters gone

You worked hard to get this short ball, and now it’s time to capitalize on it. But how? Professional tennis players approach short balls with total confidence. Club players often approach them with dread, and for good reason: Hitting a short ball isn’t easy, and you’ll have a lot to

World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas reached another milestone in a breakthrough year on Wednesday night, beating Adrian Mannarino in his second-round match at the US Open, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0, to claim his 50th tour-level win of the year. He’s the first player, man or woman, to reach 50

Is the Revolution in the Rain in danger of drying up already? What began as a fight over playing conditions and player safety at the U.S. Open has very quickly moved on to, well, slipperier ground: money, the schedule; the schedule, money. In other words, places we've been before. Whether

Another high-profile WTA star is ending her 2024 season early due to injury. Just days after three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur announced she wouldn't play again this year dur to a continuing shoulder problem, Elina Svitolina disclosed on her social media channels that she recently made the decision to

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Paula Badosa started off slowly but won 10 games in a row to upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday in their opening match at the WTA Finals. Sabalenka, the world´s No. 2 ranked player, dominated early in the match to take a 4-2 lead,

Pete Sampras says that one of the reasons why men’s tennis’ Big 4 of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal continue to dominate the sport is not because there is a lack of depth in the game, but because playing styles have become more homogenous. “In my

Towards the beginning of the pandemic, the Texas Medical Association, along with many other health and wellness organizations, released comprehensive lists of the most COVID-19 safe sports. In what may end up being the best thing to ever happen to the tennis, it unanimously ranked at the top. What resulted

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Olympic tennis became deafening Sunday. Under Wimbledon's roof, the sound of pelting rain nearly drowned out Maria Sharapova's piercing shrieks. The event moved indoors for the first time since the 1912 Stockholm Games, and Sharapova made her Olympic debut amid a din, beating Shahar Peer of Israel 6-2,

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Retired two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na and Wang Qiang, China's current top-ranked player, have pledged funds to assist their country in fighting the coronavirus. Wang, ranked No. 27, plans on donating $140 for each game she wins in her next six events, including this week in Thailand. "China is